USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Haitian Revolution had many international repercussions. It ended Napoleon’s attempts to create a French empire in the Western Hemisphere and arguably caused France to decide to sell its North American holdings to the United States (the Louisiana Purchase)-thus enabling the expansion of slavery into that territory.

Detailed explanation-2: -But France’s ruler at the time, Napoleon Bonaparte, was losing interest in establishing a North American empire and needed funds to fight the British, so he directed his emissaries to offer not just New Orleans but all of the Louisiana Territory to the Americans.

Detailed explanation-3: -The French Revolution provided the necessary spark for the revolution in Haiti to occur: it was the inspiration the cause of the abolition of slavery in Haiti needed to actualize its goals. Coke, Thomas. A History of the West Indies. Printed for the author, London, 1811.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Louisiana Purchase Was Driven by a Slave Rebellion. Napoleon was eager to sell-but the purchase would end up expanding slavery in the U.S. Napoleon was eager to sell-but the purchase would end up expanding slavery in the U.S.

Detailed explanation-5: -Napoleon Bonaparte sold the land because he needed money for the Great French War. The British had re-entered the war and France was losing the Haitian Revolution and could not defend Louisiana.